A lot has taken place since the last time I
had a chance to update my blog! In the
church, we’ve experienced a roller coaster of emotions following Jesus through the
season of Lent. Christ’s journey was
marked with suffering and death as he traveled to the cross. However, we also had a chance to experience the
joy of the resurrection. In some ways,
our lives are constantly moving up and down between blessings and brokenness as
well.
I had a glimpse of this a few weeks ago when
my son experienced his first concussion. (That was definitely a low moment!!) He
was running around and fell a few feet right onto his head. This sent us to the emergency room for the
third or fourth time in his life. (It’s hard to keep it all straight after a
while…) We arrived around 8pm and spent
the next 6 hours trying to convince our 2 year old that we were trying to help
him. He wanted nothing to do with the doctors,
and I remember trying to hold him in the CT scanner telling him it would be
alright. (He remained unconvinced!) In
the end, I could only tell him to trust me and that he was loved, whether or
not he wanted to hear this. It was a
difficult night, but everything turned out to be fine. In no time, our child was running around, climbing
on the furniture, and eating birthday cake to celebrate turning 3 years old! It’s difficult to know that I can’t stop the
bad times from coming, they always will.
However, I can show love at all times…
I believe God is present in every moment of our
lives, the good and the bad. God is
telling us that we are loved whether or not we are willing to listen. Today I hope we can take time to cherish God’s
Love and Grace regardless of where we are in life’s roller coaster. Love has the power to conquer all things,
including the grave!
Christ is Risen!
PB
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